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Israel said it killed Iran's intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib, pictured in May 2024, in a Tuesday night strike on Tehran. Iran vowed to retaliate for attacks that would mark a significant escalation in the war. - AFP/Getty ImagesIntelligence minister killed: Israel said Wednesday that it killed Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib in a strike the previous night. Missiles fired from Iran toward Israel are seen in the skies over Hebron, West Bank, on March 18, 2026. Iran strikes Israel: Israel said early Wednesday it was intercepting a new salvo of missiles from Iran.
A Los Angeles County jury awarded a former LAPD commander nearly $6 million on Wednesday, finding in her favor in a lawsuit against the department that claimed she was wrongfully fired over an alcohol-fueled incident in 2018. “I feel grateful and vindicated,” Mehringer told The Times after the verdict. In the trial, Smith told jurors that Moore lied when the ex-chief, who retired in 2024, testified that he never overruled a disciplinary panel’s decision to terminate someone . But Sherman later withdrew his support, openly declaring that he was doing so because Mehringer had chosen to expose the department’s dirty laundry, Smith said. Kelly later pleaded no contest.
This paper critically examines the governance of smart glasses in K-12 science education, using science classrooms as a case through which policy design challenges become visible. We position these wearable technologies not only as tools of pedagogical innovation but as governance challenges requiring regulatory attention. The vendors of smart glasses claim that their devices enhance real-time visualisation, support hands-free inquiry, and personalise activity. Yet, despite increased consumer availability and promotion by vendors, smart glasses are inconsistently specified in Australian school policy, unlike other high-stakes sectors such as transportation where wearable device categories are explicitly regulated. This analysis identifies governance-relevant risk categories for staff, students, and schools that are not consistently addressed in the education policy texts examined, and that are difficult to standardise through discretionary, school-level interpretation alone.
An investigation is underway after a body was discovered inside a home on The Strand in Hermosa Beach following a welfare check that led to a barricade situation and the arrest of a suspect. A 92-year-old developer was found dead inside his Hermosa Beach home and a 39-year-old suspect who had been barricaded inside the same property has been charged in the death. The discovery led to an hours-long standoff between police and a suspect found inside the home who was detained while wearing a dark suit, tie, sunglasses and fedora. AdvertisementPolice found Doukoullos dead inside but investigators believe the beachfront home developer may have been dead for several days, according to police and court filings. De Jong said investigators are requesting the public’s help regarding the Doukoullos case, and asking anyone with information to contact the department’s homicide bureau at 323-890-5500, or Crime Stoppers at 213-628-2013.
Taipei, Taiwan —Recent years have brought heightened concern in Western intelligence circles that China could invade the self-governing island of Taiwan as early as next year. In 2021, Admiral Philip Davidson, then in charge of the Indo-Pacific Command, said China wanted to be ready to invade Taiwan in the next six years. The premise that Beijing could take action in 2027 became known as the “Davidson window,” fueling greater urgency in Taiwan’s military reform. Still, the growing frequency of Chinese military incursions around the island and worsening relations between Beijing and Taipei have raised fears that Xi might ultimately resort to force. A senior security official in Taiwan, though, told CNN the revised US assessment does not mean the threat had ceased.
A new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs. The findings come three months after the expiration of enhanced tax credits that had offset most enrollees' monthly premiums. Thursday's poll of more than 1,000 of last year's ACA enrollees finds that more than half of those who re-enrolled are looking for ways to cut their spending. This includes cutting back on food and other household basics to afford health costs. The poll also finds that 1 in 10 of last year's ACA enrollees dropped health insurance entirely.
Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic primary for an open Senate seat, a stunning rise for a little-known state officer now on a glide path to Washington. If victorious in November, Stratton would become the second Black woman to represent Illinois in the Senate – and just the sixth Black woman senator in US history. Former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley Braun in 1992 became the first Black woman ever elected to the Senate. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland in giving the Senate three Black women members for the first time. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementStratton’s victory was engineered in part by JB Pritzker, Illinois’ billionaire governor and her former running mate.
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There are few features we do at the Press Herald that generate as much discussion (and occasionally, heated debate) as our annual list of the best restaurants in Greater Portland. While in previous years the list was compiled by our restaurant reviewer, this year we decided to approach the project a little differently. We simplified the categories of eateries – and most importantly, we kicked the responsibility to you, our readers, and the many food industry experts we have in Maine. Explore the picksIn January, we sent out surveys asking for recommendations on the best bars and breweries; cafes and bakeries; and places for takeout, brunch and celebrating special occasions. You embraced new spots as well as longtime favorites, encompassing a variety of cuisines and price points.
Many critics view the Iran war itself as an insult to a fast-eroding rules-based global system. And in his first term, Trump ordered the killing of Iranian security chief Qasem Soleimani — one of the most important Iranian leaders — at Baghdad airport. Later in the conflict, US intelligence analysts created a pack of cards to assign value to regime leaders whom Washington wanted captured or killed. Instead of capitulating, Iran reacted to the killing of senior regime leaders with defiance. Bader Al-Saif, an intellectual historian, said on a Middle East Institute conference call Wednesday that Iranian leaders could reinforce their defiance.
Zubac left Wednesday's 127-119 loss to Portland with 10:44 remaining in the fourth quarter due to a head contusion and didn't return. He finished with 18 points (7-18 FG, 4-5 FT), eight rebounds, three assists and one block across 23 minutes. Zubac was struck in the face and was labeled questionable to return to the contest, but he remained on the bench the rest of the way. Per Tony East of Forbes.com, Zubac said after the game that he's not following concussion protocol, which is an encouraging sign. Zubac will have a few days to recover before Indiana returns to action Saturday in San Antonio.
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TravelThe fastest way to get through airport linesMarch 18, 2026 | 6:00 PM GMTWorried about long airport lines? Travel reporter Natalie Compton explains how TSA PreCheck Touchless ID could help.
Palestinian alleges sexual assault by Israeli settlers, shares horrifying detailsDozens of masked Israeli settlers grabbed Qusai Abu al-Kebash in the middle of the night, bound him by his hands and legs and stripped him. Israeli settlers have increasingly used violence against Palestinians in a bid to drive them from their homes in the occupied West Bank. But sexual assault appears to be a new weapon in these settlers’ arsenal of intimidation, pointing to a troubling new level of violence. Israeli authorities are investigating the alleged assault and settlers’ alleged theft of hundreds of Abu al-Kebash’s sheep. Abu al-Kebash recounted his horrifying experience for the first time on camera with CNN’s Jeremy Diamond.
